Exploring Sex Differences in Navigation Behaviors in a Large-Scale Reading Assessment

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Abstract

While differences in reading performance between male and female students has long been examined, the increased availability of process data in recent years can provide more information about how test-taking and reading processes differ above and beyond differences in performance. In this study, we used process data to identify twelfth graders' navigation behaviors in a large-scale reading assessment. Potential differences in navigation behavior between male and female students were also explored. We found female students tended to demonstrate higher levels of Checking, Response Time, Reading, Planning, and Exploration behaviors than male students, even after controlling for their performance on the task.

Authors

• Victoria L. Quirk, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Yang Jiang, Educational Testing Service

• Qiwei He, Georgetown University